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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
afraid
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
afterwards
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From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
all
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
apart
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From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
brevity
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
business-like
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
censorious
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From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
depart
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
directness
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
evening
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From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
explained
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From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
fact
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From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
gun
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
informal
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
invite
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
keep
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
knew
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
man
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
Mary
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
McBain
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
MISS
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
more
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
other-self
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From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
really
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
reason
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
reasoning
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
say
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
silent
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
single-minded
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least so she explained it, the evening afterwards, to her censorious other-self.
stay
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
talk
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From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
there
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
unique
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From this reading But there was a business-like brevity about him, a single-minded directness, that struck her as really unique.
very
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From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
wanted
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From this reading Quite apart from the fact that it might save McBain, she wanted him to stay there and talk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS FORTUNE It was very informal, to say the least, for Mary Fortune to invite him to stay.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
why
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
woman
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From this reading To be sure, she knew him--he was the man with the gun, the man of whom McBain was afraid--but that was all the more reason, to a reasoning woman, why she should keep silent and let him depart.
